Ripped for the Pleasure

by Anna-Lena Thiel

A friend of mine saw a similar had walk past us and she liked the simplicity of the pattern so much that she asked me to knit her a similar one. When I was knitting in on the train to uni a young woman I didnt know asked me about the pattern because she liked it so much and because Im pretty pleased with it and hence myself: Here it is. Its really easy and quick to knit and shows off variegated yarns beautifully.

SIZE

Average woman's head

MATERIALS [lavender/violette] Rico Design Baby by Wolle Rdel [50% Polyamid, 50% Polyacryl; 165m per 50g skein]; color: Flieder Twist; 1 skein

16 length-inch US 6/4 mm circular needle Yarn needle

GAUGE 21 sts/27 rows = 10 cm stockinette stitch

PATTERN

CO 88 st using cable cast on. Divide st equally on both sides of your cable to continue with the Magic Loop technique and and join in round, being careful not to twist. Place marker at beg of rnd. Rd 14: Rd 57: Rd 811: Rd 1227: Purl Knit Purl Knit

Repeat round 1 to 27 three times; then rounds 1 to 11 once.

Start crown shaping: Rd 1: knit Rd 2: knit Rd 3: *k9 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 4: knit Rd 5: knit Rd 6: *k8 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 7: knit Rd 6: *k7 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 7: *k6 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 8: *k5 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 9: *k4 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 10: *k3 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 11: *k2 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 12: *k1 k2tog* repeat to end Rd 13: *k2tog* repeat to end Rd 14: break yarn and thread on needle; pull yarn through all sts and pull tight
FINISHING

Weave in ends, firmly attach pompom (if you opt for that), wear with joy!